Amazon India launches special fund to help SMB partners in logistics

The company noted in a statement that small and medium businesses across India had been financially impacted due to the nationwide lockdown to precent the spread of coronavirus

Amazon India on Wednesday said it had introduced a partner support fund to help small and medium businesses (SMBs) heavily reliant on the company. It noted in a statement that SMBs across India had been financially impacted due to the nationwide lockdown in force to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

This Amazon fund for SMBs in logistics would be made available to its delivery service partners and select transportation partners in India to help adjust their business models to the "new realities" posed by the lockdown, it said. "Through one-time disbursement, the fund will support the partners in multiple ways. This